Do you want to know what's better Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 or Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4? SpecsPRO has compared Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Image stabilization notes

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Screen type

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Viewfinder resolution

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Videography notes

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Microphone port

  • Headphone port

  • Wireless

  • Wireless notes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
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    Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000

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  • Advantages

  • SENSOR Effective pixels: 20 megapixels

    SENSOR Max resolution: 5472 x 3648

    SENSOR Sensor photo detectors: 21 megapixels

    IMAGE ISO: Auto, 125-12800 (expands to 80-25600)

    IMAGE Boosted ISO (minimum): 80

    IMAGE Image stabilization: Optical

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Subject / scene modes: Yes

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4
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  • Model

    Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4

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  • SENSOR Sensor size: Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Maximum shutter speed: 1/8000 sec

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES Flash range: 17.00 m (at ISO 200)

    PHOTOGRAPHY FEATURES WB Bracketing: Yes (3 exposures in blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Screen dots: 1,036,000

    SCREEN / VIEWFINDER Touch screen: Yes

    VIDEOGRAPHY FEATURES Resolutions: 4096 x 2160 (24p), 3840 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p), 1920 x 1080 (24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p), 1280 x 720 (24p, 25p, 30p), 640 x 480 (25p, 30p)

    PHYSICAL Weight (inc. batteries): 560 g (1.23 lb / 19.75 oz)

    PHYSICAL Environmentally sealed: Yes

    PHYSICAL Battery Life (CIPA): 500

    CONNECTIVITY Headphone port: Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Jun 12, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    SLR-like (bridge)

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    20 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    5472 x 3648

  • Sensor size

    1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4864x3648, 5472x3080, 3648x3648, 3888x2592, 3456x2592, 3840x2160, 2592x2592, 2736x1824, 2736x1824, 2432x1824, 1824x1824, 1920x1080

  • Sensor photo detectors

    21 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 125-12800 (expands to 80-25600)

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    80

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    25600

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (4 slots)

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Image stabilization notes

    5-axis

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

    1/16000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    13.50 m (at Auto ISO)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hotshoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off

  • Continuous drive

    12.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    No

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fully articulated

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    921,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Screen type

    TFT-LCD

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.7×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,359,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    3840x2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p) 1280x720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Videography notes

    4K video uses MP4 (100Mbps), 1080p/720p use AVCHD (10-28Mbps)

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    25–400 mm

  • Optical zoom

    16×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8–4

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

    30 cm (11.81)

  • Macro focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    831 g (1.83 lb / 29.31 oz)

  • Dimensions

    137 x 99 x 131 mm (5.39 x 3.9 x 5.16)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    DMW-BLC12PP lithium-ion battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    360

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (microHDMI)

  • Microphone port

    Yes

  • Headphone port

    No

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n with NFC

  • Remote control

    Yes (wired)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Feb 7, 2014

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    SLR-style mirrorless

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    16 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4608 x 3456

  • Sensor size

    Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Venus Engine IX

  • Image ratio w:h

    1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3456 x 3456, 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 2176, 2448 x 2448, 2336 x 1752, 2356 x 1560, 1920 x 1080, 1744 x 1744, 1824 x 1368, 1824 x 1216, 1824 x 1024, 1712 x 1712

  • Sensor photo detectors

    17 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 200-25600

  • Boosted ISO (minimum)

    100

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (4 spots)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Image stabilization notes

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, standard

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    60 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/8000 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed (electronic)

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    No

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    17.00 m (at ISO 200)

  • External flash

    Yes (via hotshoe or PC sync)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, auto/redeye reduction, forced on, forced on/redeye reduction, slow sync, slow sync/redeye reduction, forced off

  • Continuous drive

    12.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 secs (single or three-shot))

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±3 (3, 5, 7 frames at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (3 exposures in blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fully articulated

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    1,036,000

  • Touch screen

    Yes

  • Screen type

    OLED

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Viewfinder coverage

    100%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.67×

  • Viewfinder resolution

    2,359,000

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    4096 x 2160 (24p), 3840 x 2160 (24p, 25p, 30p), 1920 x 1080 (24p, 25p, 30p, 50p, 60p), 1280 x 720 (24p, 25p, 30p), 640 x 480 (25p, 30p)

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, AVCHD

  • Videography notes

    Supports IBP and ALL-Intra codecs; 1080p data rates up to 200 Mbps

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Speaker

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Selective single-point
    • Tracking
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Touch
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (2x, 4x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

    49

  • Lens mount

    Micro Four Thirds

  • Focal length multiplier

    2×

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    560 g (1.23 lb / 19.75 oz)

  • Dimensions

    133 x 93 x 84 mm (5.24 x 3.66 x 3.31)

  • Environmentally sealed

    Yes

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    DMW-BLF19 lithium-ion battery and charger

  • Battery Life (CIPA)

    500

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes (micro-HDMI)

  • Microphone port

    Yes

  • Headphone port

    Yes

  • Wireless

    Built-In

  • Wireless notes

    802.11b/g/n, WPA/WPA2, WPS, Wi-Fi Direct

  • Remote control

    Yes (via DMW-RSL1 wired remote)

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    None

  • Watch sample photos

  • Watch video reviews

  • Summary

    The Lumix DMC-FZ1000 maximum resolution of 5472 x 3648 pixels (20 megapixels) is better than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 maximum resolution of 4608 x 3456 pixels (16 megapixels). The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 has larger sensor than the Lumix DMC-FZ1000: Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) versus 1 (13.2 x 8.8 mm). It is the most significant difference between these cameras because big sensor lets you to produce pictures of the more professional quality. The Lumix DMC-FZ1000 has a wider ISO range of 125-12800 in compare with 200-25600 ISO range of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4. This ISO numbers allow the photographer to produce good quality pictures in dim light situations. The Lumix DMC-FZ1000 has image stabilization which will help you to produce blur-free images of non-moving objects in dim light when the photographer is not using the flash.

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 display is better as it offers more number of screen dots 1,036,000 in compare to 921,000 dots of the Lumix DMC-FZ1000 screen. The higher dot count display is better for reviewing photos on your camera. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 has a touch screen.

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 is weather sealed which means that it provides protection from rain, snow, dust and sand. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 battery life is better in compare to the Lumix DMC-FZ1000 battery life. According to CIPA standards you will be able to make 500 shots with the Lumix DMC-GH4 and only 360 with the Lumix DMC-FZ1000. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 weighs 560g which is 271g less than the weight of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000.

    The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 has 11 advantages and the Lumix DMC-FZ1000 only 7 so the Lumix DMC-GH4 will become the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.